I sometimes have these dreams of working for USPTO. What is USPTO, you ask? Why it’s the US Patent and Trademark Office! And Phillip works there. And he has a pretty sweet gig. And they must have an office that works on knitting related inventions, right? How cool would it be to sit in an office all day and review submissions for patents on knitting related tools and gadgets, like this one!

Have you ever seen anything so clever? Course, I could own five of these and still not be able to find the darn thing in my house when I need it. I would probably have one in my sofa cushions, another under the sofa, another might be found in my bed, and yet another in the bottom of whatever knitting purse I happened to use last, but certainly none of them would be within reach when I needed it. Still, this is the coolest thing I have ever seen and while it won’t save mankind from cancer, it is pretty impressive. Now if only they were available for sale already…